Performance Specialist

Bp

Bp

Operations
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Budapest, Hungary
Posted on Jan 12, 2026

Entity:

Finance


Job Family Group:

Finance Group


Job Description:

It's an exciting time to join bp. Meeting the energy challenge requires many different approaches and solutions. And as part of Finance Business & Technology (FBT), you’ll be fully connected into the world of bp. You’ll play an increasingly important part within a network of like-minded colleagues partnering on strategic projects that stretch across the globe. And it starts with you. There’s a world of opportunities to build new skills, challenge yourself and grow a long-term career at bp. And no matter where you work, your role will have meaning, purpose and impact. So if you want to be part of a caring, supportive environment where you can realize your full potential, we’re with you.

Join us at a pivotal moment of transformation as bp resets its strategy to deliver energy for today and tomorrow. In finance, we are evolving to become more efficient, pragmatic, and focused on delivering value, changes that align with bp’s broader ambition to simplify, standardize, and accelerate. These shifts will create a clearer way for finance to engage with our businesses and partners, enable greater automation, and draw on diverse skills across bp’s global locations, all while supporting our businesses in a cost‑effective way.

Would you like to discover how our diverse, hardworking people are leading the way in making energy cleaner and better – and how you can play your part in our world-class team?

Join our Team and advance your career as a Performance Specialist! The role can be based in either Budapest, Hungary or Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

This transformation is especially critical within our Enabling Solutions function. Here, we design and deploy end‑to‑end solutions that not only meet business needs but anticipate them and solutions that simplify complexity, embed standardization, and unlock automation at scale. As a Performance Specialist, you will play a key role in stewarding global products, driving continuous improvement, and ensuring our solutions deliver measurable impact for bp’s future.

The Enabling Solutions team role is to use our expertise to own, govern and continuously improve the global products critical to bp’s success, whilst striving to deliver the best user experience.

The Performance chapter is part of FBT Enabling Solutions which is accountable for leading product stewardship, prioritisation of transformation through deep business engagement and understanding of the value driven by the global products managed. Delivering process and system improvements to drive standardization and enable automation, whilst supporting future product deployments.

The Performance Specialist will report to the Performance Manager.


Key Accountabilities:

  • Ensure the team delivers Compass Change Requests timely and performance is consistently sustained. Ensure Compass training materials are created with accuracy understanding user needs.

  • Lead solutioning efforts as part of programme delivery; setting, adapting, and maintaining the core principles.

  • Provide leadership, consultancy and support for BP business change – mergers, acquisitions, disposals and new business ventures.

  • Drive priorities and project delivery.

  • Partner to make FBT and Finance Excellent Operators of end-to-end process and shown diligent system solutions.

  • Maintain strong connections with the user community, both within FBT and the Functions – keeping their needs at the centre of operations.

  • Ensure clear and simple ways of working with key customer groups (e.g. Finance, Technology, Group Procurement, business Functions).

  • Build the case for change and steward through governance process.

  • Solicit input from the business, understand the business requirements, and make recommendations on fit-for-purpose process solutions to support standard global processes underpinned by the product.

  • Assess and validate business requirements; review change requests and move change requests through the governance processes.

  • Lead communication with customers, ensuring they are aware of future and proposed changes.

  • Maintain connectivity with finance procurement to ensure feedback on training and user experiences are communicated to develop continuous improvement.

  • Use products and tools to understand the product in-depth, crafting insights and identifying areas for continuous improvement.

  • Apply agile methods to drive projects, manage product backlog, and act as Planner of the squad and support resource planning and risk mitigation.

  • Coordinate knowledge-sharing sessions and maintain documentation.


Essential Experience & Job Requirements:

  • Significant experience in systems/process design or as a procurement end user.

  • Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business (or equivalent).

  • Experience in Procurement processes (S2P, S2C, P2P).

  • Deep understanding of Source-to-Contract and Purchase-to-Pay processes.

  • Exposure to global operations is a plus.

  • Proficiency in Agile and Scrum methodologies.

  • Familiarity with Compass and digital adoption tools (e.g., WalkMe).

  • Knowledge of procurement systems and tools.

  • Strong customer engagement and relationship building skills.

  • Excellent presentation and communication skills (verbal and written).

  • Analytical skills for change impact and value optimization.

  • Experience working in virtual, distributed teams.

  • Ability to prioritize and adapt to changing priorities

At bp, we provide the following environment & benefits to you*:

  • Different bonus opportunities based on performance, wide range of cafeteria elements

  • Life & health insurance, medical care package

  • Flexible working schedule: home office up to 2 days / week, based on team agreement

  • Opportunity to build up long term career path and develop your skills with wide range of learning options

  • Family friendly workplace e.g.: Extended parental leave, Mother-baby room

  • Employees’ wellbeing programs e.g.: Employee Assistance Program, Company Recognition Program

  • Possibility to join our social communities and networks

  • Chill-out and collaboration spaces in our beautiful Budapest Agora and Szeged offices e.g.: Play Zones, Office massage, Sport and music equipment

*The outlined benefits are relevant for Budapest based roles, please note details above may be different for KL hiring.


Travel Requirement

Negligible travel should be expected with this role


Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation


Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working


Skills:


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